- rub up against
- {v. phr.} To come into contact with. * /In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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rub up against — {v. phr.} To come into contact with. * /In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rub\ up\ against — v. phr. To come into contact with. In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people … Словарь американских идиом
rub up against — verb a) To touch something with ones body. She accidentally rubbed up against the painted door and got green paint on her blouse. b) To touch another person with ones body in a sexually stimulating manner. Now men, I have rubbed up against a few… … Wiktionary
rub — rub1 S3 [rʌb] v past tense and past participle rubbed present participle rubbing [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Low German rubben] 1.) [I and T] to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rub — I UK [rʌb] / US verb Word forms rub : present tense I/you/we/they rub he/she/it rubs present participle rubbing past tense rubbed past participle rubbed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to press and move your hands or an object over a surface The… … English dictionary
rub — rub1 [ rʌb ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to press and move your hands or an object over a surface: rubbing the magic lamp rub something off something: Rub off the skins of the peppers when they have softened. a ) to move something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rub up — v. 1) (d; intr.) to rub up against ( to touch ) (don t let the wire rub up against the pipe) 2) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to rub up against ( to have contact with ) (he used to rub up against many famous movie stars) * * * [ rʌb ʌp] (d; intr.) to rub… … Combinatory dictionary
rub — 1. noun /rʌb/ a) An act of rubbing. Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out b) A difficulty or problem. Therein lies the rub. 2. verb … Wiktionary
rub — [rub] vt. rubbed, rubbing [ME rubben, akin to Dan rubbe, EFris rubben < IE * reup , to tear out < base * reu , to dig, tear out > ROB, RIP1, RUG, RUBBLE, L rumpere, to break] 1. to move one s hand, a cloth, etc. over (a surface … English World dictionary
rub — ► VERB (rubbed, rubbing) 1) apply firm pressure to (a surface) with a repeated back and forth motion. 2) move to and fro against a surface while pressing or grinding against it. 3) apply with a rubbing action. 4) (rub down) dry, smooth, or clean… … English terms dictionary
